JENKINS' CASE IS AT THE CENTER OF STATEWIDE DEBATE OVER CHANGING NEBRASKA'S PRISON SYSTEM. AND GOVERNOR DAVE HEINEMAN HIGHLIGHTED IT DURING THIS MORNING'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS. THE GOVERNOR TOUCHED ON A NUMBER OF THINGS HE WANTS TO CHANGE IN HIS FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE. K-E-T-V NEWSWATCH 7'S ANDREW OZAKI REPORTS FROM THE STATE CAPITOL.. NEW AT SIX. ( nat snd: your committee escorting the governor of the great state of Nebraska. ) IN HIS 10TH AND FINAL STATE OF THE STATE... NEBRASKA'S LONGEST SERVING GOVERNOR CAME OUT SWINGING-- AT THE FEDERAL AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.( Governor Dave Heineman: The implementation has been one disaster after another. ) ANY EFFORT TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE.( Governor Dave Heineman: The responsible choice is to reject this option.) HE REPEATED HIS CALL TO REPEAL THE AUTOMATIC GOOD TIME LAW FOR VIOLENT CRIMINALS. POINTING TO NIKKO JENKINS-- ACCUSED OF MURDERING FOUR PEOPLE DAYS AFTER HE WAS RELEASED.( Heineman: The recent murders should be a wake up call for every one of us.) AND PUSHING HIS 3 YEAR 500-MILLION DOLLAR PROPERTY AND INCOME TAX RELIEF PACKAGE. ( Governor Dave Heineman: Nebraska has 1.2 billion dollars in cash. Nebraska is over-taxing it's citizens right now and we need to change that. ) BUT SOME SENATORS QUESTION JUST HOW MUCH PUNCH THE GOVERNOR STILL HAS.( Senator Steve Lathrop: Every year he has less influence and mostly because of the rhetoric and you heard it today it gets more and more political.) OMAHA SENATOR STEVE LATHROP CRITICIZED THE GOVERNOR FOR NOT ADDRESSING OVERCROWDING OR REHABILITATION PROGRAMS AS PART OF PRISON REFORM. AND SAYS HEINEMAN IGNORED RECOMMENDATIONS OFFERED BY TAX MODERIZATION COMMITTEE AFTER WEEKS OF HEARINGS ACROSS THE STATE.( Senator Steve Lathrop: The property tax proposal the governor just offered will help agricultural people and do absolutely nothing for people in Omaha. ) OTHER LAWMAKERS LIKE BEAU MCCOY... WHO IS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR... SAYS HEINEMAN IS ON TARGET WITH MANY NEBRASKANS ... AND FAR FROM BEING A LAME DUCK.( Senator Beau McCoy: To the best of my knowledge he's probably going to leave office with the highest approval rating in this state's history. ) BUT NOT BEFORE SOME TOUGH BATTLES WITH LAWMAKERS. IN LINCOLN, ANDREW OZAKI KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN. YOU CAN READ EVERY WORD OF THE GOVERNOR'S STATE OF THE STATE ADDRESS..WE'VE POSTED IT ONLINE AT K-E-T-V DOT COM. IN OMAHA.. THE HUMANE

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